James Gurney

This daily weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You'll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums.

CG Art

Contact

or by email:gurneyjourney (at) gmail.comSorry, I can't give personal art advice or portfolio reviews. If you can, it's best to ask art questions in the blog comments.

Permissions

All images and text are copyright 2015 James Gurney and/or their respective owners. Dinotopia is a registered trademark of James Gurney. For use of text or images in traditional print media or for any commercial licensing rights, please email me for permission.

However, you can quote images or text without asking permission on your educational or non-commercial blog, website, or Facebook page as long as you give me credit and provide a link back. Students and teachers can also quote images or text for their non-commercial school activity. It's also OK to do an artistic copy of my paintings as a study exercise without asking permission.

Friday, January 6, 2012

In case you missed it, here's a remarkable video showing a the results of a virtual camera developed at MIT that can "slow down" the movement of photons of light by synchronizing laser pulses with the sensor array.

This first video shows the results, as light slowly transits across a still life with a tomato (Video link).

James...this is amazing! I am painting my first piece with snow as a main player. As you know, the lighting and colors of snow is its own universe, this video causes me pause to imagine this technology applied to the grey snowy landscape and bright reds of my painting. Thanks!